Jos e p h john



QJ 0 S E P H "J Oeps, o'F M A s s 1 LLo "0 11119" i i y Lttfcrsrdfeetlva 71,493,4zqed1vvemter'26,1361 p i i f IMPROVEMENTIN CORN-Puntas @Ligt .tlgtmle referir tn in tlgrse `Ethttuci @tout animating part riflettente` v y `TOI ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Be it known that I, JOSEPH JHN, of Massillonin the Icounty of Stark, and in the-Stateof Ohio, have p invented certain new anduseful Improvements iuMCorn-Planters; rand do hereby` declare `thatthe following is a fullhclearyand exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i i i Q 4 i i p In the annexed drawings, `making part of this specification, A represents the frame of the machine,i\vhicli is provided with two short axles, `upon which are placed the wheels B B, which supportand `carry it. A Lying p erosswise of the fraine, and'between thewheels B B, are two shafts,E and F, which have suitable hearings, and "whose inner ends lie close together, so that they can be connected, when desirabl`e,lib`y`means of a. sliding` clutch, T. Secured to the inner face oi' one of the wheels Bis a rim-wheel, C, with eogs onits inner periphery. The outer end of shaft E has upon it a pinion, D, which gears into the Wheel'fC. The'shaftEis also provided with the clutch T, which serves to unite the two shafts.` This x elutch is operated by means oi'` the lever Rand` `rod S. Secured upon the shaft F is ahevelled gear-wheel, G, and a cam-block, Q; ThewheelGgeai-s'into `a p bevelswheel, II, which is 'secured upon theverticai shaft I. This` shaft I passes through the bottom of the l `seed-lloprper K, and has secured upon its upper `end a seeding-wheel, L. The wheel lies upon the `bottom of l the hopper, ina horizontal position, and has a seed-aperture on its under side, wh i`ch\conneets,`lasitrevolves, withga spout, M. As the wheel L revolves, tcollects the required amountof corn tobefdischarged `,into 'one'f hill, and, as its aperture passes over the spout M, the corn fails into said spout, and is carried "totheL furrow, whiohisopened or formed by the shovelN on the lower end vof the spout.` `O represents'a'rolleq which has `its, bearings in the" lower end of a iorked bar, P. This bar I is pivoted to the back part of the'frame,lat`e. The upper end, J, of this bar is curved, as seen, and stands in such position asy to befoperated uponpby the emu-block Q. a represents a spring, which draws the bar I- above its pivot, toward the block` Q,"nld thusraises the roller above the furrow.V When`the block Q operates upon the end J, throwing it outward ffromits shaft,` i l the roller O is `made to strike the earth andl cover the corn which has` been deposited in froutoflit through l spoutv M. The driver has' his seatnpon the hopper K. i l l t l l Having thus fully described my invention, what claim, is-. i i j u i p 1. The arrangement of the` shafts E and F, clutch. T, wheels G and H, shaftl, wheelL, and spout M, in the `rnanner and for the purpose set'forth. l i 2. The arrangement of the cam-blockQ with the bar P, roller O,`and springa, 1as and `for `theipurpose setfrthfA l l A p p ,1, p In testimony that `I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal, thisZd day cioctober, 1867.1` y JosErHJoHNL [sm.] t u Witnesses:I

MATTHIAS En'rLr, GEORGE FRAUHOLTZQ i 

